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Counseling Staff

Counseling Services Staff are here to support your counseling needs and facilitate your success as a University student. All staff members are licensed by The North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and several are also Nationally Certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors. Learn more about our counselors below:

Allison Agresti, M.S., LPC, LCAS

Allison earned a Master’s degree in Counseling and Educational Development from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist with the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board. Allison has a background working with college students and adults in community mental health and substance abuse outpatient settings. Some of her professional interests include addiction and recovery, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and identity development.

Stephanie Cartwright, M.A., LPC, NCC

Stephanie earned a Master’s degree in Community Agency Counseling from East Tennessee State University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors as well as a Nationally Certified Counselor. Stephanie has a background working in community mental health, school settings, and inpatient as well as outpatient substance abuse facilities with both adolescents and adults. Her professional interests include relationship issues, transition, grief/loss, depression, anxiety and stress management.

Emily Jennings, M.Ed., LPC

Emily earned a Master’s degree in Counselor Education from Clemson University in South Carolina. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors. Emily has a background in having worked in community mental health agencies, as well as private practice work with children, adolescents and adults. She believes her role in therapy is supporting students to make choices that align with their goals. Her professional interests include developing self-identity, transitional challenges, relationship issues, depression and anxiety.

Amber S. Kelley, M.Ed., LPCS, NCC

Amber earned a Master’s degree in Counseling and Educational Development with a specialty in School Counseling from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor with the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, a Nationally Certified Counselor and a Specialist in Disaster Mental Health and Critical Incident Management. She has over 26 years of experience in a variety of settings, including Guilford County Schools, Charter inpatient psychiatric hospital, higher education, and 18 years of private practice in the local community serving children, adolescents, adults and families. She has served on multiple national disasters across the country to provide critical incident stress debriefings. Some of her areas of interest include anxiety, depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, grief/loss and holistic approaches to wellness, including mindfulness, meditation and the use of the creative arts in therapy.

Frank Mullins, M.A., LPC

Frank earned a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University in Virginia. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors. Frank has a background working in non-profit mental health agencies, as well as private practice work with children, adolescents, families, and adults. He believes in empowering each client to make the choices necessary to achieve their goals. His professional interests include developing self-identity, transitional challenges, depression, and anxiety.

Lynda Noffsinger, M.A. Ed., LPCS, NCC

Lynda earned a Master’s degree in Counseling from Wake Forest University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor with the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and has 24 years of counseling experience. Prior to coming to High Point University, Lynda worked at Charter Behavioral Health System for 6 years on the Substance Abuse Inpatient Unit, the Adult Psych Inpatient Unit and as Program Coordinator of Outpatient Services. Lynda also worked in the field of addictions at the New Dawn Recovery Program at Hoots Memorial Hospital assisting individuals and their families. She has had a private practice in counseling for the past 17 years in Winston-Salem. Lynda has experience working with individuals who deal with disordered eating and also enjoys helping individuals with relationship issues, sexuality issues, grief issues, depression and anxiety.

Kim Dansie, MD

University-Contracted Psychiatrist

Dr. Dansie is Board Certified in Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry. She provides medication management for students, when medically appropriate, who are actively engaged in a therapeutic relationship with a counselor in our Counseling Services. She will see students by appointment only. Our counselors will coordinate appointments for Dr. Dansie’s services.